NEW YORK (NEWS10) -- A new candidate may be entering the New York gubernatorial race. NEWS10 is hearing from multiple sources that a campaign announcement is expected from Rep. Elise Stefanik on Friday.

Stefanik teased as much Thursday during an interview on "The Story with Martha McCallum" on Fox News. The republican currently represents NY-21 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The 21st Congressional District is comprised of Clinton, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Hamilton, Essex, Warren, Washington, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schoharie, and parts of Jefferson, Oneida, and Saratoga Counties.

NEWS10 expects to learn more on the timing of the anticipated announcement Friday morning.

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